New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
BROWN
Forename
William
Day
20
Month
02
Year
1937
Age
30
Occupation
Pithead worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
20 February 1937: Fatal accident at Fife pit - The pit head worker, named William Brown, 30, son of William Brown, foreman butcher, Albany Cottage, Station Road, Kelty, was crushed between hutches at the Aitken Colliery, Kelty, on Saturday morning. He was removed to the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, and died yesterday morning from his injuries. [Scotsman 22nd February 1937]